Lady Indians end Silver's district reign with split Friday

Marisa Ray, left, and Eliza Ortiz, centerfield, collide to make a great catch during the first game of a doubleheader against Silver on Friday evening at Tom Powers Field.(Photo: Daniel Udero Jr. for the Sun-News)Buy Photo

BAYARD — The Cobre High softball team broke a 14-year reign of Silver High winning the District Championship. The Lady Indians needed to just win one game against the Lady Colts on Friday evening in Bayard, and took the first of the twin bill, 5-4, in eight innings to capture the District 3-4A title.

"It was a battle," Cobre head coach Randy Dominguez said. "Our girls came out and they were ready to go. I liked what I saw in the first game. We got down in the third and fifth innings and didn't panic. They regrouped and believed and made things happen."

Cobre held a 2-0 lead after the first inning and then Silver rallied for three runs in the third to take a 3-2 lead. The Lady Indians would score a single run in the bottom of the third to tie the game at 3-all. The Lady Colts responded with a single run in the fifth to take a 4-3 lead, but Cobre would tie the game in the sixth with a single run. The game went into extra innings and Cobre scored a run in the eighth to win the game, 5-4.

"Giving up the district title is rough," Silver head coach Duane Trewern said. "I've never done it before. It's been ours for 14 years. It's bitter sweet, but it doesn't keep us from going out and doing what we set out to do at the beginning of the season."

Hitting for Cobre were Brianna Merino 1-for-4, with a triple; Brooke De La Garza, 1-for-3; Danni Misquez, 1-for-3; and Jadin Placencio, 1-for-4, with a homerun and three RBIs.

Hitting for Silver were Zoe Abeyta, 1-for-3, with a sacrifice and a run; Kamryn Trujillo, 1-for-3, with a hit by pitch and a run; Asia Morales, 1-for-4, with a triple and two RBIs; Kim Renteria, 1-for-2, with a sacrifice.

The second game saw the Lady Colts take over the game immediately and never looked back en route to a 14-2 win.

Silver went up, 3-0 after three innings of play. The Lady Colts rallied for five runs in the fourth and then Cobre responded with two in the bottom of the inning. Silver would add a single run in the fifth and then five more in the sixth.

"I'm not going to sit here and make excuses," Dominguez said. "We came out and were satisfied with the first win. I will take full responsibility for the loss in the second game. We will enjoy winning the district championship and get back to work."

"Some of our youth showed up in these games," Trewern said. "We try to get prepared for the atmosphere that we are going to face but there's no substitute for experience. That's not an excuse. I thought the girls did good."

Hitting for Silver were Abeyta, 3-for-4, with an RBI; Trujillo, 2-for-5; McKayla Guerra, 3-for-4, with a double, a homerun, and three RBIs; Morales, 1-for-4, with two RBIs; Miah McDonald, 4-for-5, with two RBIs; Sherelle Rodriguez, 3-for-5; Renteria, 2-for-4, with two RBIs; Madison Mattie, 1-for-4; Sublasky, 2-for-4, with three RBIs.